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Surreybirder · Monday 19th May 2003, 21:51

I was playing around with my Adobe photo editing programme to see what it could do. It occurred to me that it might be fun to disguise some bird photos and then see if anyone could ID them. So to see whether anyone's interested, here's an embossed picture of a UK bird. Shouldn't be too difficult.

Others might like to submit more testing ones?

Doug Lloyd · Monday 19th May 2003, 22:00

I would say Great Spotted Woodpecker
Doug

Paul Rule · Monday 19th May 2003, 22:20

Me thinks it's a Great Tit
Paul

**KCFoggin** · Monday 19th May 2003, 22:32

It appears to be a woodpecker of sorts.

Dave Smith · Monday 19th May 2003, 22:41

This is interesting. I go with Paul on this, a Great Tit.

Dave

Michael Frankis · Monday 19th May 2003, 22:59

Great Tit here too, at its nest hole.

Michael

**robinm** · Monday 19th May 2003, 23:02

Great tit for me. It looks like it is on a feeder.

birdman · Monday 19th May 2003, 23:02

I would go with Great Tit also, but it's on a feeder.

helenh · Tuesday 20th May 2003, 00:38

My answer - Great Tit .... Great Spotted Woodpecker has the wing bar parallel(ish) to the wing edge rather than at right-angles to it (if you see what I mean).

Attached is an embossed woody.

Andrew · Tuesday 20th May 2003, 01:03

Great Tit cos there is a large cheek patch which is embossed heavily and that occurs with black.

seb_seb · Tuesday 20th May 2003, 08:07

great tit!!!!!!!!!

Surreybirder · Tuesday 20th May 2003, 09:47

Great tit it is... on a feeder as robinm suggested.
Nice woodpecker, Helen!
Anyone want to try posting a more difficult one?

**IanF** · Tuesday 20th May 2003, 09:57

Clue - it's in the water !

birdman · Tuesday 20th May 2003, 10:02

That's an Eider

**IanF** · Tuesday 20th May 2003, 10:11

Obviously too easy, how about this one then ?

digi-birder · Tuesday 20th May 2003, 10:16

Bar-tailed Godwit. I would also suggest that this may be somewhere around the Flamborough area!! Am I close?

**IanF** · Tuesday 20th May 2003, 10:37

Moot point Diane on the ID, you could be right. I still put it down as a Black Tailed - not from Flamborough though. Here's the original.

Michael Frankis · Tuesday 20th May 2003, 11:00

Bar-tailed it is!

Michael

birdman · Tuesday 20th May 2003, 11:14

You see I would've said Bar-tailed as well - upturned bill and I can write "bar" on the upper leg (thanks for that one digi-birder!).

**IanF** · Tuesday 20th May 2003, 11:22

Another fairly easy one, then I must be getting on, so someone else can have a go !

Ashley beolens · Tuesday 20th May 2003, 11:28

bee eater! yes got here first for once

Michael Frankis · Tuesday 20th May 2003, 12:50

Yep, Bee-eater, and I think I recognise the wire it is sitting on, too!

Bishop Middleham not too far away . . . ?

Michael

Surreybirder · Tuesday 20th May 2003, 14:57

presumably the normal European bee-eater?

**IanF** · Tuesday 20th May 2003, 15:28

Yep, right both counts - taken Bishop Middleham last June !

One more then, maybe a bit more tricky -

birdman · Tuesday 20th May 2003, 15:38

I'll start with first impression... Egyptian Goose.

Monday 19th May 2003, 21:51	#1
Surreybirder Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SE Surrey Posts: 7,051 My location	Birding ID trivia I was playing around with my Adobe photo editing programme to see what it could do. It occurred to me that it might be fun to disguise some bird photos and then see if anyone could ID them. So to see whether anyone's interested, here's an embossed picture of a UK bird. Shouldn't be too difficult. Others might like to submit more testing ones? Attached Thumbnails __________________ http://www.wildlife-galleries.co.uk//

Monday 19th May 2003, 22:32	#4
KCFoggin Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Myrtle Beach SC "Smiling Faces, Beautiful Places" Posts: 46,378 My location	It appears to be a woodpecker of sorts. __________________ KC a/k/a common KC If I can't be a good example then I'll just have to be a horrible warning
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Monday 19th May 2003, 22:41	#5
Dave Smith Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maldon, Essex Posts: 380	This is interesting. I go with Paul on this, a Great Tit. Dave __________________ Dave
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Monday 19th May 2003, 22:59	#6
Michael Frankis conehead Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Newcastle, Northumberland, European Union Posts: 6,796	Great Tit here too, at its nest hole. Michael __________________ My signature

Monday 19th May 2003, 23:02	#7
robinm Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kent, England Posts: 12,904 My location	Great tit for me. It looks like it is on a feeder. __________________ Robin Man of Kent
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Monday 19th May 2003, 22:00	#2
Doug Lloyd Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wasilla Alaska USA Posts: 152	I would say Great Spotted Woodpecker Doug

Monday 19th May 2003, 22:20	#3
Paul Rule Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cambridge - England Posts: 495	Me thinks it's a Great Tit Paul

Monday 19th May 2003, 23:02	#8
birdman Орнитолог-любитель Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Doncaster, UK Posts: 5,377	I would go with Great Tit also, but it's on a feeder.

Tuesday 20th May 2003, 00:38	#9
helenh Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: UK Posts: 289	My answer - Great Tit .... Great Spotted Woodpecker has the wing bar parallel(ish) to the wing edge rather than at right-angles to it (if you see what I mean). Attached is an embossed woody. Attached Thumbnails

Tuesday 20th May 2003, 01:03	#10
Andrew wibble wibble Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Devon. UK. Posts: 10,310	Great Tit cos there is a large cheek patch which is embossed heavily and that occurs with black. __________________ Are you listening to the voice that talks in your head while you read this?

Tuesday 20th May 2003, 08:07	#11
seb_seb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: walsall west mids england Posts: 868	great tit!!!!!!!!! __________________ "We will look at some ofthebirds niave to Australia, here we have the most niave of them all- the Kookaberry"-- Pontius, The Wildboys

Tuesday 20th May 2003, 09:47	#12
Surreybirder Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SE Surrey Posts: 7,051 My location	Great tit it is... on a feeder as robinm suggested. Nice woodpecker, Helen! Anyone want to try posting a more difficult one? __________________ http://www.wildlife-galleries.co.uk//

Tuesday 20th May 2003, 09:57	#13
IanF Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Billingham, NE England Posts: 40,127 My location	Try this one Clue - it's in the water ! Attached Thumbnails __________________ IanF Durham Bird Club -- Teesmouth Bird Club---My local Patch - Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park---RSPB Saltholme
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Tuesday 20th May 2003, 10:02	#14
birdman Орнитолог-любитель Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Doncaster, UK Posts: 5,377	That's an Eider

Tuesday 20th May 2003, 10:11	#15
IanF Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Billingham, NE England Posts: 40,127 My location	Obviously too easy, how about this one then ? Attached Thumbnails __________________ IanF Durham Bird Club -- Teesmouth Bird Club---My local Patch - Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park---RSPB Saltholme
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Tuesday 20th May 2003, 10:16	#16
digi-birder Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: South Yorkshire, UK Posts: 3,288	Bar-tailed Godwit. I would also suggest that this may be somewhere around the Flamborough area!! Am I close? __________________ Diane. My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being, hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint. Erma Bombeck

Tuesday 20th May 2003, 10:37	#17
IanF Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Billingham, NE England Posts: 40,127 My location	Moot point Diane on the ID, you could be right. I still put it down as a Black Tailed - not from Flamborough though. Here's the original. Attached Thumbnails __________________ IanF Durham Bird Club -- Teesmouth Bird Club---My local Patch - Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park---RSPB Saltholme
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Tuesday 20th May 2003, 11:00	#18
Michael Frankis conehead Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Newcastle, Northumberland, European Union Posts: 6,796	Bar-tailed it is! Michael __________________ My signature

Tuesday 20th May 2003, 11:14	#19
birdman Орнитолог-любитель Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Doncaster, UK Posts: 5,377	You see I would've said Bar-tailed as well - upturned bill and I can write "bar" on the upper leg (thanks for that one digi-birder!).

Tuesday 20th May 2003, 11:22	#20
IanF Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Billingham, NE England Posts: 40,127 My location	Another fairly easy one, then I must be getting on, so someone else can have a go ! Attached Thumbnails __________________ IanF Durham Bird Club -- Teesmouth Bird Club---My local Patch - Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park---RSPB Saltholme
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Tuesday 20th May 2003, 11:28	#21
Ashley beolens Breeding the next generation of birders. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Milton Keynes, Bucks, UK Posts: 957	bee eater! yes got here first for once __________________ Ashley http://beolens.redbubble.com/ I didn't say Raven!

Tuesday 20th May 2003, 12:50	#22
Michael Frankis conehead Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Newcastle, Northumberland, European Union Posts: 6,796	Yep, Bee-eater, and I think I recognise the wire it is sitting on, too! Bishop Middleham not too far away . . . ? Michael __________________ My signature

Tuesday 20th May 2003, 14:57	#23
Surreybirder Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SE Surrey Posts: 7,051 My location	presumably the normal European bee-eater? __________________ http://www.wildlife-galleries.co.uk//

Tuesday 20th May 2003, 15:28	#24
IanF Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Billingham, NE England Posts: 40,127 My location	Yep, right both counts - taken Bishop Middleham last June ! One more then, maybe a bit more tricky - Attached Thumbnails __________________ IanF Durham Bird Club -- Teesmouth Bird Club---My local Patch - Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park---RSPB Saltholme
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Tuesday 20th May 2003, 15:38	#25
birdman Орнитолог-любитель Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Doncaster, UK Posts: 5,377	I'll start with first impression... Egyptian Goose.

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